SPARKED panel on diversity 2019 (from left) Keni Thacker, Monica Tyson, Cat Gulácsy, Bilali Mack, Jenny Natelson and Isabelle du Plessis. | STASH MAGAZINE

SPARKED Connections Panel Hosted at MPC NY Addresses Diversity and Inclusion

From the release: “If you have to count the number of black faces in your office, then you’ve got a problem because no one’s counting the white people.” So said Wunderman Thompson’s Keni Thacker at a SPARKED Connections panel discussion on boosting diversity and inclusion in the creative industries, which took place on Oct. 3 […] [Watch]

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint: What Makes a Ghost trailer with VFX by MPC | STASH MAGAZINE

Mikros MPC Ask What Makes a Ghost?

The latest Ubisoft work from Mikros MPC for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a feature-level, five-minute live-action thriller (packing 80 VFX shots plus three more in full CG) in collaboration with Frenzy director Vellas and DOP Khalid Mohtaseb. [Watch]

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The Stash 137 Preview: Two minutes of Pure Inspiration

Here’s your inspiration break for the day: a two-minute preview of STASH 137 – the latest compilation of 31 energizing motion design, animation, and VFX projects inducted into the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]

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New York Post Boutique Bonfire Expands

Addition of Peter Corbett and Aron Baxter from Click 3X and Dave Dimeola from The Brigade gives the studio added creative depth and access to a global, cloud-based process for high-end VFX, design, and animation at a lower cost. [Watch]

Nike Joyride Enjoy the Ride by MPC | STASH MAGAZINE

Nike Joyride “Enjoy the Ride”

Mexican-Born directing duo Santiago & Mauricio Sierra team with the VFX crew at MPC to unleash an appropriately joyful ode to running comfort in this spot for Nike’s new Joyride shoe, aka “high-tech bean bags for your feet.” [Watch]

Exploring Clemens Wirth’s Handmade “Mini Landscapes 2”

Director Clemens Wirth in Innsbruck, Austria: “In this shortfilm, I’ve tried to recreate some of nature’s great events our beautiful planet has to offer, but on a much smaller scale. [Watch]

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